Dr. Michael Israetel: Training Frequency

[@Fortress333]

Liked. Mike is very easy on the ears. He's a good talker and smart. No-nonsense, informational, and entertaining.

[@kalm5076]

I LOL'ed at the arbitrary 7 day week with no reference to our physiology. Such a valid yet often overlooked point!

[@greul_vietii]

Just found your channel and I am impressed with how many guests you've had discussing very important topics related to sports science and nutrition. Why do you only have 3k subs? Really! You're channel should have in the hundred thousands considering your content. Subbed!

[@CoachJumaIraki]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words:)

[@GR-uc1gq]

Probably because he's monotone and looks bored

[@madeofhatred]

Every time i rewatch this video i love it more and more. Quite arguably the best fitness video on youtube (certainly the best on training frequency). Just the right amount of specificity, while remaining relatively concise.

[@threethrushes]

Mike is a modern day superhero - dedication, devotion, multidisciplinary, and focus.

[@jamesbrannigan706]

I could listen to Dr Mike all day long

[@gregj2916]

just in time for my lunch break. thank you sir!

[@backfru]

Hey mate, just want to say how much I really appreciate your podcast. Excellent guests, nice and to the point interviews, pure gold-mine of actionable information. Keep it up!

[@CoachJumaIraki]

+Jordan prestige Thanks man, Appreciate the kind words :)

[@boxerfencer]

+Iraki Nutrition Where's the link to the article on differing muscle recuperation rates you promised to link to in the description??

[@CoachJumaIraki]

+boxerfencer Sorry, forgot it. Its in the description now. renaissanceperiodization.com/dr-israetel-blog-preview/

[@boxerfencer]

Iraki Nutrition Thanks. I read it, and wondering how you target your glutes hard 2x per week but hamstrings once, since both always work together in compound exercises, at least. I gather simply doing a DL once a week and a squat another day of the week is enough to hit both glute and quad muscles and hamstrings and have the change of antagonist and agonists of each exercise naturally vary the intensity without having to manually manipulate intensity (go heavy on one exercise, while light on the other), but I gather this doesn't meet the guidelines proposed by Israetel. Squatting twice a week heavy and deadlifting once heavy and another lightly, might be better, but this sounds like a leg specialization routine and you'd be getting more hamstring stimulus than accounted for by way of squats. Another option might be to squat heavy twice a week, and deadlift heavy once, followed by light leg curls latter that week, but you'd still be getting more hamstring stimulus than accounted for by way of squats. So I'm left bewildered.

[@derdpur8018]

+boxerfencer he said in another interview he personally cant recover from more then 10 sets of hamstrings per week. Doesn't mean you shouldnt do more

[@ae746890]

Great guest and content.....good job man!

[@CoachJumaIraki]

+Leonidas Knightis Thanks!

[@sickboysan]

Great interview.

[@CoachJumaIraki]

Thanks!

[@akiravalladareskuniyoshi126]

Thanks for these informative videos!

[@copernicus99]

Thanks for this high-level, informed, and informative discussion.

[@CoachJumaIraki]

+Yonatan Fishman Thanks!

[@adrikkrakhim1]

This was awsome... very enlightening.

[@CoachJumaIraki]

Thanks!

[@williamedwards8815]

Great watch!

[@ssdabel]

18:56 legendary part!

[@yosef5276]

I didn’t know dr Mike competed in bjj that’s awesome !!

[@jpch8814]

This is amazing for me, I am a noob and found this super informative.

[@rosepark9714]

good shit here. dr israetel is the man

[@QuickQuake73]

Great video!

[@Nixxsta]

Great Interviews!

[@Cerbberos]

5ft6 is 1m67-68, you're not THAT short Mike ;)

[@Golden2Talon]

thats mega short

[@puppy8125]

Golden2Talon not mega short just short

[@barbellbilly]

he even talks just like jack black.

[@NicholasRachuna]

Pranav Chandran both men are genius

[@wessteyrn7746]

You've definitely got yourself a new subscriber :D

[@PJCloutier22]

So if we grow by resting, but then we take on more frequency, doesn't this take away from rest time? I realize some muscles recover faster - I am almost never sore in my arms or shoulders. But legs and calves take longer for me. So if I start training everything more frequent, I now feel like there is less time for recovery. This seems to conflict with the Mike Mentzer approach, but certainly support the old school protocols of 3days on 1 off that Arnold did. So with so many different approaches, even if they refute science, you see many approaches work. Just like with diet, some need carbs, some do better without, etc. Also, are we talking about natural athletes or those on anabolics? Because typically recovery time is better with those getting "help."

[@Chaosdude341]

heck yes

[@ComradeX]

Hmm... where is the article about training frequency?

[@lovelyjubbly87]

I love this interview. big fan of Mike. do you pay them for the interview ?

[@CoachJumaIraki]

Adam Robertson Mike is awesome. No, I do not pay them

[@omardenia]

Where is the video when he talks about recovery and the efeccts with stress

[@haiderrizvi8443]

Can I Split all my training volume in a ultra split frequency like: 2 times a day, 6 or 7 days per week? I do have a personal gym in my home, and I really LOVE to train frequently, but can be VERY short sessions... Ex: 3 trainings for legs, 5 for biceps and calves, 2 for chest, 3 for back... My Ideia is 12 to 20 sets per muscle part (per week), looking the overlap between muscles... My main goal is gain muscle. Everyday I do light walk about 1:30... (10.000 steps) 1,78 cm (5 10 inches) 68kg (150 pounds)

[@derdpur8018]

Hey Michael. i'm a close follower of Menno Henselmans and his bayesian bodybuilding approach. It's remarkable to see how you two differ in approach to frequency. Menno states that a beginner can do bro splits because his recovery time is quite long since his body is not really adapted yet to lifting. An intermediate and advanced trainee can and should do a lot more because his body has adapted a lot. You however state almost the opposite. So is it correct that your disagree with menno on the frequency and volume?

[@ChristiaanRoest79]

A lot of difference views on this subject i guess. People should experience a lot with different training methodes to see what works best.

[@threethrushes]

Der Dpur I'd defer to what the evidence shows from looking at many people.

[@bastis.5104]

Well actually thats exactly what Mike said as well, he just added that very experienced, very big individuals may need to lower their frequenzy again

[@MrApplewine]

I'm waking up at 5/6AM and I'm doing full body one set not to failure every day around 4/5PM and then eating all my calories for the day around 5/6PM after that training session. How does that frequency and volume work?

[@mysteriousguy1393]

MrApplewine what exercises you do for your full body workout?

[@MrApplewine]

I was doing body weight squats, push ups and chin ups. I got some tendon problem now and can't train. It may have been the form and the weight I was using for the pushups. It could have also been the frequency. My shoulders and triceps seem to be a problem. I'm worried I caused some serious damage. I was also not keeping my forearm 90 degrees perpendicular when I added the push-up bars I think which messed my form up. You can find a video talking about this 90 degree forearm being very important that most people don't know. It might not happen unless you add pushup bars and weight though. I'm probably going to take 3-6 months off training now. I may have to go to the doctor now or wait a few months and see how I feel. The training I recommend though is what I was getting ready to do which is the big movements with barbell, squats, deadlift, bench press and standing press. That is what you should do. You could maybe also add chin-ups. I recommend Mark Riptoe Starting Strength.

[@DragonballG.]

The volume isn't enough. I am doing a full-body workout every day but between 3 to 5 sets. 5 or 6 sets per body part provides the best returns for the work done.

[@jamesbrannigan706]

subscribed...

[@boxerfencer]

Mike contradicts himself. At one point mike says frequently provides minor benefits because what really matters is total weekly volume, but then later on says that since training his biceps, side and rear delts 4 times a week, originally trained twice a week, with the same volume has provided drastic improvements. Then he goes onto contradict himself again saying that it's not total weekly volume but total weekly overloading volume by quoting Nuckels.

[@luksoul3641]

boxerfencer I caught that too indeed

[@donald6749]

I think the difference is total frequency vs. real overload frequency.

[@christianolsen7834]

7:00 But this isn't true. Most studies out there pretty much just split the same volume up into multiple sessions? At least those are the studies I have seen.

[@KungFuChopstick]

Does that mean you can do sets of one exercise 7 days a week?

[@vardaspavarde8480]

I was swimer before strat lifting after 3months is 1a week is nothing

[@TheFatSteez]

Don't sell yourself short Mike, You're 171-172cms haha

[@AdderApple]

this guy can't catch a breath

[@eventhorizon1919]

Medial delt? What's a medial delt? I've never heard of that. I've heard of the lateral deltoid, or acromial fibers. C'mon man, DR Mike, If im expected to take you seriously I expect you to know basics. I'd hope you know stuff I don't. I won't claim to be an expert.

[@DC-dy4ji]

Duke Dawson they are synonyms, medial = lateral head of deltoid.

[@TheKeyboardBeatz]

Darren Carolan Either way, medial delt is just not a correct name for it. Medial means close to the midline of the body, and those fibers are on the outside of the body, the furthest away from the midline. Lateral is just correct, medial is not. I like Dr. Mike, and these mistakes happen, but being a professor, he should know the correct naming for this stuff.

[@DC-dy4ji]

Sydney Lybeert ok I see, fair play

[@cs3518]

It's medial in respect to the deltoid itself, not the body..

[@Pler1978]

Duke Dawson you sound brilliant... I'm sure Mike is quite concerned with your points